We Can Help!
Here's How to Reach Us
You can speak with your counselor by phone, email or Zoom videoconference. You can reach us by emailing dss@deanza.edu or calling 408.864.8753.
DSPS counselors offer comprehensive services to support eligible students. Our counselors and learning disabilities specialists work individually with each student.
Together, they
- Identify academic goals and choose classes to achieve them
- Develop and implement an individualized list of accommodations and services that are appropriate to the goals
- Address specific educational limitations.
Our counselors and specialists can also assist with monitoring academic progress, identifying additional on- or off-campus resources and adjusting goals or accommodations as needed. Here's how you can reach them.
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Leeann Emanuel
Counselor for the Disabled
emanuelleeann@deanza.edu
408.864.8475
Kevin Glapion
Counselor for the Disabled
glapionkevin@deanza.edu
408.864.8955
Esther Halwani
Counselor for the Disabled
halwaniesther@deanza.edu
408.864.8959
Bianca Cuellar
Counselor and Instructor
melendezbianca@deanza.edu
cuellarbianca@deanza.edu
408.864.8353
Cathy Phongsamran
Learning Disability Specialist/Counselor
patelcathy@deanza.edu
408.864.5807
Anita Vazifdar
Counselor for the Disabled
vazifdaranita@deanza.edu
408.864.5861
Janet Weber
Counselor for the Disabled
weberjanet@deanza.edu
408.864.5423
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Our programs serve students whose disabilities include (but are not limited to)
- Learning disabilities
- Mobility impairment
- Physical impairment
- Stroke or head trauma, including traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Visual impairment
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing impairments
- Psychological disorders such as ADHD, PTSD, anxiety disorders and major depression